Growth of very low birth weight infants after increased amino acid and protein administration

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 735-741

  Loui, Andrea ^a   Bührer, Christoph ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extremly low birth weight infant; Fortification; Growth; Human milk; Protein supplement; Standardized nutritional protocol; Very low birth weight infant

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST MILK; CHILD GROWTH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

AMINO ACIDS; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MILK, HUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84888614779     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2013-0010     Document Type: Article

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